Black Creek

Occurrence in Guyana with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061947
MRDS ID TC34940
Record type Site
Current site name Black Creek
Alternate or previous names Shararin Stock

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -59.41127, 7.2001 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guyana(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Guyana

Comments on the location information

  • SE FLOWING TRIBUTARY OF WAINI RIVER.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 119
USGS model code 39a
Deposit model name Placer Au-PGE
Mark3 model number 54

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) -59.41127, 7.2001

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Northwest District Division

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • COARSE EYES OF GOLD FOUND, CREEK UNWORKED IN 1937.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DAVIES, D.A.B., 1938, REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE UPPER WAINI RIVER, NORTHWEST DISTRICT, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUIANA BULLETIN NO. 15, 21 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    DAVIES (1938).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1992 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.